An Afghan Pioneer: The Story of Jahan Khan (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An Afghan Pioneer: The Story of Jahan Khan

Jahan Khan rose hastily from his mat and after an anxious glance at the sick man, who had fallen into an uneasy slumber, he crept from the tent. On the barren hillside where they had encamped, no water could be had for the ablutions prescribed by his religion, so he cleansed his hands and feet with sand, and ran down the hill to join the throng of worshippers at a little mosque on the roadside. It was a small building cemented together with mud, and from a niche in the centre, his face toward Mecca, the holy city, the mullah or priest led the prayers of the congregation.

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